When I talk about going to the frontline with wildland firefighters themselves, a lot are seasonal, and what they are telling me is there they are living on overtime.

For the record, clean water does start in Montana.

Are you aware that China controls, by proxy production, the supply chain of critical minerals that are critical to both the EV world and defense?

I think the tribal pay is even worse.

It is your policy that critical minerals should be sourced from countries that are stewards of the environment, like the U.S. and our allies, or sourced from Russia and China that don't share our same values?

And do I have your commitment you will work with this committee to make sure that the wonderful Village of King Cove has access to healthcare?

We need to have a serious discussion about how to do more with less.

Would you agree that the Village of King Cove deserves that same access to healthcare?

I am a military guy. I love a plan, but if we don't have a plan, I can tell you when we get there, it is not going to be what we think or oftentimes what we like.

We want to work with you and make sure you have the tools necessary to go after, and the goals are the same.

Eisenhower talked about the military industrial complex, and now we have firefighting industrial complex.